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Esmail Ghaani is an Iranian Brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and commander of its Quds Force — a division primarily responsible for extraterritorial military and clandestine operations. Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei appointed Ghaani as Commander of the Quds Force on 3 January 2020 after General Qasem Soleimani was killed by a targeted U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport;
According to OFAC, acts on behalf of or provides support to the IRGC-QF, a designated terrorist entity;
Responsible for financial disbursements to terrorist groups, including Hizballah, according to the Treasury Department;
Had financial oversight of an IRGC-QF weapons shipment seized in Nigeria in October 2010 and intended for The Gambia, which consisted of 240 tons of ammunition (rockets, mortar shells, grenades, and rounds of ammunition), according to a report by a U.N. Panel of Experts;
According to the U.N. Panel of Experts, the shipment involved Behineh Trading Company, an IRGC front company, and International Trading and General Construction; the shipment also involved Ali Akbar Tabatabaei, Azim Aghajani, and Ali Abbas Usman Jega, according to OFAC;
Service/branch:
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Rank:
Brigadier general
Unit:
Quds Force
Also Known As:
Ismail Akbar Nezhad
Esmail Qani
General Esmail Ghaani
Born:
August 8, 1957
Country:
Iran
Address:
Mashhad, Iran
Iranian passport numbers:
D9003033, D9008347 (issued July 18, 2010 and expires July 18, 2015;)